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(Cuphophyllus atlanticus) (J.B. Jordal & E. Larss)

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Cuphophyllus atlanticus is a grey-blue waxcap with decurrent gills and a dry not hygrophane cap.

Characterisics:

Cap	Gills	Stipe	Similar species
Up to 40mm Cap often with a bluish tinge sometimes with paler fields. Conical later applanate. Incurved margin, sometimes with an umbo.	Broad, decurrent, furcate. Color as cap but paler blue-grey. Characteristic small, round spores.	Up to 50 mm, often attenuated downwards. Paler than cap - greyish often with a a silky sheen.	C. lacmus and C. flavipes have similarities, but both have a lubricous cap and H. flavipes has yellow color on stem-basis.

Ecology/Indicatorvalue:

C. atlanticus is a very rare waxcap only found on a few locations in Norway, mostly along the west coast.  It has a high indicatorvalue and grows in unfertilized grasslands together with many other rare and red-listed fungi. It is found in rich and slightly rich locations.

Fructification in Norway: Few finds in September to medio October

Redlistcategory: EN - endangered

Global redlist: VU - vulnerable

Other Nordic countries:

Sweden	Denmark	Finland
EN – endangered	Not listed	Not listed

Distributionmap

References:

David Boertmann.2010, The genus Hygrocybe, 2nd revised edition. Fungi of

Northern Europe vol. 1 Svampetryk, Danmark.

Global redlist, Mushrooms 2019: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=mushrooms&searchType=species